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Annie Dillard uses personification, metaphors, and rhetorical questions to convey her
meaning in this passage. In one quote is says You wield it, and it digs a path you follow. I think
the author is saying that the words are controlling and leading the wr

History
History is the story of human
beings since the beginning of
written records.
History
Humans did not develop systems of
writing until roughly 5,000 years ago.
But the first human beings emerged
100,000 to 400,000 years ago.
The period of time si

Name _ Summers World History I Period _
Guided Notes Prehistory/History PowerPoint
1. What had to be invented before history began? _
2. Give an example of a source that a historian might use to learn about the
past. _
3. Which period represents the great

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Prehistory- Vocabulary
1st Exposure
Choice Activities
Select one of the following activities for your first exposure to these vocabulary words.
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Create Notecards(word on one side, definition on the other)
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Create a Quiz using all o

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The Hindu Kingdoms of
Southern India:
What differences were
present among north and
southern India in terms of
political organization
following the fall of the
Gupta Dynasty?
Evidence of State Building
through Kingdom of
Vijayanagar
AP World

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Caste and Society:
AP World History - Period 5
11/5/07
India and the Indian Ocean Basin (Chapter 16) Part III
The political, economic, and social changes of the postclassical era brought a series of
challenges for Indias caste system. Adjust

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AP World History - Period 5
11/5/07
India and the Indian Ocean Basin (Chapter 16) Part IV
The States of Southeast Asia: Southeast states adopted kingship as the principle form of authority. Ruling elites
What aspects of Indian
society did Sou

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An Age of Revolution,
Industry, and Empire:
During this time period why
did Europeans dominate so
much of the world? (Evidence
of State Building/Expansion)
Revolutions and National
States in the Atlantic
World:
AP World History - Period 5
Pol

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The Building of Global
Empires
What factors allowed the
Europeans to Europe impose
their hegemony throughout the
world?
Foundations of Empire
Motives of Imperialism
Evidence of economic expansion
through interdependence of
oversea supply of r

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5th Period AP World History
Hodgson
September 27, 2007
Classical Civilization Notes:
Part II Introduction:
Classical societies include Persia, China, India, and the Mediterranean basin. To
supply the efforts to resolve problems like defense a

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Period 5 AP World History
October 31, 2007
Foundations Test Comparison Essay Revision:
During the classical era, Rome and Han China developed immense and powerful
societies. The declines of these societies were caused by foreign invasions and

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Asian Paths to Autonomy
Indias Quest for Home Rule
What aspects of Wilsons
Fourteen Points and the Russian
Revolution did Indian
nationalists draw inspiration
from?
Evidence of economic/social
interaction through the Civil
Disobedience Moveme

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Early Societies in
Mesopotamia
AP World History - Period 5
Early Civilization: Part 1 / Section I
Which portion of
Mesopotamia gradually
exerted its dominance over
it neighboring regions?
Describe its attributes.
Societies the Succeeded
Mesop

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The Phoenicians
AP World History - Period 5
Early Civilization: Part 1 / Section II
Why was the Phoenician
Alphabet widely accepted?
The Indo-European
Migrations
What gave the IndoEuropeans and advantage over
neighboring regions?
The Hittite

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Early Agricultural Societies
in Africa
AP World History - Period 5
Early Civilization: Part 1 / Section III
What change in the Sahara
desert led to migration
towards the Nile?
Why was the Nile so
beneficial for agriculture?
Which societies in

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Connections:
The Indus was very much
like the Nile in the sense
of fertile value but
proved to be
unpredictable and
dangerous
Huang He presented
many similar
characteristics as the
Indus
Lavish tombs found from
the Shang Dynasty relate
to th

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Connections:
Olmecs built drainages
systems much like that of
the Harappans
Sun and moon pyramids
almost size of pyramid of
those at Khufu in Egypt
AP World History
Early Civilizations: Part II Section III
Most Important Points:
Early Civiliz

Early Modern Era DBQ Essay Re-write:
From 1500 to 1750, silver production, most evident from Spanish colonial
America and Japan had drastic social and economic effects on a global level. Socially,
silver bullion supplanted local mediums for trade thus cau

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Societies at Crossroads
What were some of the common
problems present among the
Ottoman Empire, Russia, China,
and Japan?
The Chinese Empire under
Siege
The Opium War and the
Unequal Treaties
Example of economic
development and interaction
th

The Making of Industrial Society:
Pages 815 843
Drawers performed unskilled labor for low wages necessity for industrial production. Beginning in
the late 18th century workers had to adjust to the sometimes harsh demands of the machine age.
Industrializ

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The Origins of Global
Interdependence:
AP World History - Period 5
Exploration and Colonization
Transoceanic Encounters and Global
Connections:
The European Reconnaissance of the
Worlds Oceans:
Motives for Exploration
The Technology of Explor

Pages 489-459:
An Age of Cross-Cultural Interaction, 1000 to 1500 C.E.
From 1000-1500 C.E. nomadic Turkish and Mongol peoples overran settled societies
and established transregional empires. Maritime trade built on the political stability,
economic expan

Chapter 17: (433-455)
Harun al-Rashid sent an albino elephant (Abu al-Abbas) as a diplomatic gift from the
Abbasid Caliphate to Aachen to the capital of western Rome (Charlemagne). 732
C.E. Charles Martel defeated Muslims in battle of tours. As Muslims co

Early Modern Era Questions:
1.
Prime reasons for European exploration of the world's
oceans included all of the following except
A. the search for raw materials and mineral resources.
B. the search for new lands to settle and cultivate.
C. population pres

An Age of Revolution, Industry, and Empire:
Pages 778-779
From 1500 to 1800 peoples from all parts of the world engaged in sustained interactions. Europe
benefited from this due to its principle maritime links between the worlds regions.
Revolution, ind

The Mexica:
Mexica often referred to as Aztecs because they dominated alliance that built Aztec
empire
Aztec derives from aztlan the place of 7 legendary caves
Reputation of making trouble
1345 Mexica settled on marshy region of Lake Texoco and founded Te

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Period 5 AP World History
January 7, 2008
Postclassical Change over Time Essay:
From 700 to 1450 C.E. Islam impacted many neighboring societies; one of which
included western Africa. During this time period, many native Africans began to adop

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Connections:
Similarly Christianity
spread along trade routes
Very similar to India
during the postclassical
era with regard to regional
kingdoms
Continuity through
implementation of
policies in Tang Dynasty
that originated during the
period